The Tiger Rising: Chapters 21-25

Directions
Complete on a separate piece of paper
write your heading (Including Name, Date, and Title)
copy each question
skip a line and write your answer.
SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS WITH DETAILS and QUOTATIONS from the text. Make
sure you explain all quotes used.

Chapter 21:
1 What advice does Willie May give to Sistine? How would Sistine rescue herself?
2 The text says that Willie May materialized out of the purple darkness. What
does the word materialized mean as the author uses it here?
Chapter 22:
1. Why does Robs father get so upset when he finds the meat under Robs bed?
2. How does Rob deal with his fathers anger?
Chapter 23:
1. How does the author teach us about Robs personality in this chapter? Use an
example from the text to support your answer.
2.

After Rob gives Willie May the bird she says, But it soothes my heart just the
same. What does the word soothes mean in this phrase? What evidence from
the text did you use to decide the meaning?

Chapter 24:
1. Why does Sistine want to get advice from Willie May?
2. How does Willie May respond when she finds out about the tiger? Is her
response what you expected? Why or why not?
Chapter 25:
1. Willie May says, Sometimes right dont count, when talking about freeing the
tiger.
a. Explain what she means by right in this phrase.
b. Why does she think freeing the tiger is not right?
2. Rob compares Sistines words to shards(pieces) of glass. Explain the feeling
the author is trying to develop for the reader by using this description.